Iced Brown Sugar Tea Latte

4.50 from 14 votes

A layered iced tea latte with black tea, milk, and brown sugar.

Prep Time2

Steep Time5

Total Time7

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: American

Servings: serving

Author: Jee Choe

Boil water.
Boil water on the stovetop or in an electric kettle (set it to 208°F). Use filtered water if possible since better tea is made with better water.
Combine tea sachet and hot water in a glass container. Steep for 5 minutes.
Discard tea sachet and let cool.
Make a brown simple syrup by combining brown sugar and 2 tablespoons hot water.
Stir until sugar dissolves.
To assemble the drink, put brown sugar simple syrup into a cup and add ice. Pour milk, then the tea.
Slowly pour milk and the tea directly on top of the ice instead. Stir before drinking.

Because there isn't as much of a difference in sugar content in the milk and tea, they'll be less of a clear separation of layers. If you use a milk alternative with some sugar like oat milk, the layers will separate more.
Any strong, dark tea would work well. Try an Assam black tea or hojicha, a roasted green tea.
Want to try it with another sweetener? Honey, maple syrup, or date syrup will all work well. Just make sure to make it into a simple syrup by stirring it in hot water first to make it easy to incorporate into the iced drink.